Search and review patents to understand:
- Technical specifications/innovations
- Product designs
- Competitive differences/advantages
- Players (competitors, inventors)
Three Types of Patents:
- Utility Patent - any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof
- Design Patent - a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture
- Plant Patent - any distinct and new variety of plant produced through asexual reproduction
Where to Look for Patents:
